Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, South-east states unfold resumption plans Another step towards the reopening of schools will be taken today as Federal and state governments meet to review the level of compliance with the conditions. The 52-page guidelines released by the Federal Ministry of Education is designed to navigate the path for the resumption of […]
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‘Obaseki plans to arrest, detain Oshiomhole, Okunbo, others’ APC sponsors attempt to eliminate PDP governors, other leaders – Obaseki Edo State chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have disagreed over Saturday’s political mutiny at the palace of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare […]
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A website, www.eyitayojedegeforgovernor.com has been launched to boost the campaign of the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ondo State’s October 10 governorship election. It was launched by The Vancouver, which urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to enforce the guidelines on governorship campaigns in Ondo State, noting that online campaigns would […]
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Naira depreciated to new lows across many markets as continuing Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s intervention failed to stem the fall of the Nigerian currency at the official and parallel markets. It depreciated against the dollar by 0.3 per cent or N1 to N389.50/$ at the official Investors & Exporters (I & E) window. Activity […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a congratulatory message to ace broadcaster and one-time beauty queen, Chief Julie Coker, on her 80th birthday. In a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President said Chief Coker’s talents shot her into the limelight, being a former beauty queen. “President […]
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Experts have appraised the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning (MFBP), and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in tackling the country’s economic challenges and found them to be inadequate due to lack of coordination between the two. While the Finance Ministry appears to be focused only […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken a swipe at the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, over its alleged “do or die” plot to return Governor Godwin Obaseki during the September 19 poll. Obaseki, the incumbent governor of the state who decamped from the APC, is contesting the forthcoming governorship election in the state on the […]
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By Banji Ayoola A United States citizen, Clara David has testified to how cannabis, popularly called Indian hemp, cured her sister of breast cancer in a week. She gave the testimony in reaction to a story “Cannabis improves fertility in men, beats colorectal cancer, chronic pain,” which was culled from The Guardian of Nigeria and […]
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Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained why he left the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter of resignation addressed to the Bogoro ‘C’ Ward Chairman of the PDP, he cited failure of governance in his home state, Bauchi, by the administration […]
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Former Imo Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha has denied forming an alliance with immediate past Governor Emeka Ihedioha to sack Governor Hope Uzodinma. The Imo West Senator maintained the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the state is a house he built at the risk of his political career, stating he would do nothing to bring […]
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